Objective A:

• ARTIFACT #1: Final Draft of Reaction Paper.
  

  Rationale:
  

  My reaction paper, Literacy Instruction in English, is included under Objective A because it satisfies the active research, personal experience, and reflection portions of the objective. Literacy Instruction in English is a look into current views on the teaching of English in schools and into my own personal beliefs about my future classroom.
  

  Reflection:
  

  This assingnment made me think about how I will approach my classroom in the future. The paper made me think about things the teacher did when I was a student that kept me interested in the class and eager to learn. I began to understand the diverse role the teacher plays in and out of the classroom.

  This assignment reminded me of ways that I became interested in learning; ways that I plan to use in my classroom in order to keep my students interested in learning. I realized that the diversity of my classroom will play an important role in how I approach teaching the class. I also began thinking about how my classroom should be arranged so as to promote student involvement and student interaction.

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Objective B:

• ARTIFACT #1:Textbook Readability Evaluation.
  

  Rationale:

  I included my Textbook readability assignment under Objective B because it satisfied the analyzation of textbook readability portion of the objective. I took my practicum class text and analyzed it by using the Frye Graph and the text evaluation checklist.
  

  Reflection:

  This assignment showed me the process by which I can analyze my own classroom's textbook. By guiding me through the assessment, the assignment gave me the knowledge I will need to know so that I can make sure that my students can comprehend the textbook well. the assignment taught me to analyze a book not only by using the Frye Graph, but also taught me to look at how well the authors lay out the book. If the textbook does not have easy descriptions about where the text is laid out, my students will have a hard time finding material that is essential to the comprehension process.

  This assignment will be very useful to me as a teacher. I can find appropriate books for my students from which to learn. I will also be able to take books that are up for adoption and can tell what grade level the book is appropriate for and how well the book is formatted. textbook readability will be bery useful to me in years to come.

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Objective C:

• ARTIFACT #1:Lesson Plan #1.
  

  Rationale:

  I included Lesson Plan #1 under Objective C because it satisfied the assisting of students with comprehension, responding to an expository text, the research and study, and the extending content learning through literature aspects of the objective.The lesson plan is a two-day activity involving J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
  

  Reflection:

  The making of this lesson plan taught me the basic ideas and thinking behind a lesson plan. The lesson plan taught me how to write objectives and purposes, while making me think about what assessments I would use in the classroom to measure student comprehension.

  I followed the PET formula for a lesson plan for a 90-minute block and learned that being creative in a classroom is able to be done at the same time as having fun. The making of the lesson plan showed me that I can be creative and still have a lesson plan that is fun, informative, and one that makes the students think about their surroundings.
  

• ARTIFACT #2:Lesson Plan #2.
  

  Rationale:

  I included this lesson plan under Objective C because it satisfied the vocabulary development, comprehension, and extending content learning through literature portions of the objective. In this lesson plan, I gave a copy of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky to the students for them to see the different parts of speech and how they work.
  

  Reflection:

  This lesson plan reiterated the concepts that I learned while completing the first lesson plan. While making Lesson Plan #2, I felt that I had a better understanding of how to write clear and precise objectives and purposes.

  This assignment showed me how to increase the comprehension of vocabulary by giving them context to the defenitions of the parts of speech.
  

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Objective D:

• ARTIFACT #1:List of books that foster students' literacy development in English.
  

  Rationale:

  I included this list of books under Objective D because the list are books containg material that will foster my students' literacy development.
  

  Reflection:

  These books will give me as a teacher the background I need in order to find books that go along with the unit I am teaching, information on how to promote these books in the classroom, and ideas on how to teach the literature itself.

  This list of books will be very useful to me when I begin teaching. I will be able to refer to this list in order to get ideas for literacy instruction, as well as instructional variety.
  

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Objective E:

• ARTIFACT #1:Student-Text Match.
  

  Rationale:

  I included my Student-Text Match assignment under Objective E because it is both an informal and formal assessment of a student and a textbook. I took my practicum classroom textbook and made a maze passage for a student to complete.
  

  Reflection:

  This assignment showed me the process by which I can analyze my own students and the textbook they use. A student is not able to understand a textbook if it is too hard to read or if finding information is too difficult.
  

• ARTIFACT #2:Textbook Readability Evaluation.
  

  Rationale:

  I included my Textbook readability assignment under Objective E because it satisfied the analyzation portion of the objective. I took my practicum class text and analyzed it by using the Frye Graph and the text evaluation checklist.
  

  Reflection:

  This assignment showed me the process by which I can analyze my own classroom's textbook. By guiding me through the assessment, the assignment gave me the knowledge I will need to know so that I can make sure that my students can comprehend the textbook well. the assignment taught me to analyze a book not only by using the Frye Graph, but also taught me to look at how well the authors lay out the book. If the textbook does not have easy descriptions about where the text is laid out, my students will have a hard time finding material that is essential to the comprehension process.

  This assignment will be very useful to me as a teacher. I can find appropriate books for my students from which to learn. I will also be able to take books that are up for adoption and can tell what grade level the book is appropriate for and how well the book is formatted. textbook readability will be bery useful to me in years to come.

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Objective F:

• ARTIFACT #1:Elements of the Writing Process.
  

  Rationale:

  I included my elements of the writing process because, as the semester has gone on, I have seen the imortance that literacy instruction. The writing process will be an important part in my futrure classroom.
  

  Reflection:

  The elements of the writing process showed me the importance of writing in the classroom. English has always had a strong emphasis on writing, but it has primarily been a "turn it in and get graded" type of thing. In past English classes, there was no interaction between the student and the teacher, nor was there any interaction between students and other students about their papers. I began to realize the importance of the editing process in any paper done in the English classroom.

  There must be a systematic means in writing a paper. I believe there should be collaboration between the teacher and the students about the development of their papers. I will break away from the old method of just getting a paper from a student without helping them edit the paper. Once a student is able to see the grammatical mistakes and the writing mistakes he/she is making on their paper, they can see their mistakes in context; therefore, they are better able to understand how not to make the same mistake the next time..
  

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